David Crockett
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (23.2 x 21.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1930
Accession Number
30.15.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
This engraving, titled *David Crockett* and created around 1836, captures the likeness of the legendary American frontiersman, folk hero, and congressman David Crockett. Produced by master engraver Asher B. Durand in collaboration with Anthony Lewis de Rose, it represents the state of two—a refined version of the print likely with enhanced details from an earlier proof. Measuring just 9 1/8 x 8 3/8 inches on the, this intimate portrait exemplifies the precision of 19th-century American printmaking, a medium that democratized access to celebrity images through affordable reproductions. Durand,...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand|Anthony Lewis De Rose|David Crockett · 1796–1886
Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits